Friday, 26 June 2009

At the Post office a huge box was waiting for me, and inside was a Tinnie ! Yay!

I have pined for a Tinnie for ages. Mine is in a blue/violet colourway, stuffed with vintage fat quarters, trim and buttons. And - surprise - a Holly Hobbie pillowcase! Wow!

I love the concept of a Tinnie - they're like the old tins of haberdashery you find in op shops, except they contain an edited selection of pretty things that you actually want. Cathy is awesome for making these. We met up recently and I sent her a big bag of vintage wallpaper offcuts and she kindly promised me a Tinnie in return. Hurrah for swaps!

7 comments:

You had best buy a Lotto ticket for the big one next week the way this day is going! I must confess, I've never heard of a Tinnie but it looks wonderful. I love the Holly Hobbie pillowcase! How lovely!

Oh that's lovely... As a girl I had a rag doll called Annie and it says on her tag that she is Holly Hobbie's best friend. I'm going to go to that old case under the house tomorrow and find her... She's been down there for far too long!